A free audio guide to 29 Istanbul sites
446 narrated stops across 29 places in Istanbul — Hagia Sophia, Topkapı and the Harem, the Basilica Cistern, the Blue Mosque, Chora, Süleymaniye, Galata, the Grand Bazaar, the Fener and Balat walk, the Bosphorus and more. It plays in your phone's browser and costs nothing.
What you get
- Free with your card: it is not sold separately and is not charged for.
- English, Turkish and Persian, chosen by you.
- Nothing to install, nothing to queue for and nothing to hand back.
- Download a site before you go, and every stop is available as text as well.
- Narration is produced with AI voices, not a person walking beside you.
Included in the price
- The guide for every traveller on the booking, on their own phone
- 29 sites and 446 stops, five days from your visiting date
- Playback in the browser, with offline download
- Support by message in five languages, from a rep inside your card
How it works
- Open your card, or book a ticket that comes with the guide.
- Open the guide in the app and choose your language.
- Put your headphones in and start walking.
Questions people ask
- Which languages?
- English, Turkish and Persian today. The app and the written Istanbul guide are in five languages, but the narration is in these three.
- Does it replace a guide?
- No. It is a self-guided audio experience with AI narration, not a licensed guide. The Topkapı ticket is the one with a person.
- Does it cover the entrance fee?
- No. The guide narrates 29 sites, but their tickets are separate. Hagia Sophia, Topkapı, Dolmabahçe and Galata Tower are bookable in the app.
The audio guide is provided free of charge and as it is: we do not promise it is uninterrupted or error-free, and it does not include entry to any site.
One card opens all of it — tickets, transfers, bags and a person to message.
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